Promoting Quality: State Startegies for Overseeing Dual Enrollment Programs10/25/10 – ECS e-Connection
A report by the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships discusses concerns and issues over the quality of dual enrollment courses as legislative and policy changes lead to rapid expansion of dual enrollment programs. The report is designed to illuminate dual enrollment oversight and review strategies among six state-level entities.

College Squeezing Out the Middle Class 10/06/2010 – Huffington Post
An article on reducing college costs by HuffPost contributing writer Tom Vander Ark, former Executive Director for Education at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, described how earning college credit in high school can reduce the cost of college. Vander Ark referenced NACEP’s role in promoting the concept of offering college courses in high school.

College starting in high school10/03/2010 – Chicago Tribune
The Tribune did an extensive feature on the growth of dual credit in Illinois, highlighting concurrent enrollment courses offered by NACEP-member Joliet Junior College and others in regional high schools. It referenced the 2009 Illinois Dual Credit Quality Act and a “national push to establish standards for dual-credit programs.”

Arkansas State University gets National recognition 7/02/2010 – KAIT Channel 8
A local television station covered NACEP’s recent accreditation of Arkansas Sate University’s Center for Regional Programs. In an interview with Dr. Michael Bowman, the story described ASU’s dedication to ensuring that high school students experience high academic standards in concurrent enrollment courses. He also described the commitment and consistent interaction between high school teachers and faculty at ASU.

GPC to offer engineering class at RCA7/03/2010 – Rockdale Citizen
Newspaper coverage of NACEP-member Georgia Perimeter College’s plans to start offering an Introduction to Engineering class to high school students at the Rockdale Career Academy, thus further expanding access for students who are unable to travel to the college campus. The course is part of the college’s Regents Engineering Transfer Program, and thus is fully transferable for students who want to begin at GPC and complete their Bachelor’s degree program at Georgia Tech.

Center for Regional Programs receives National Alliance for Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships accreditation6/25/10 – News Release, University Communications Office: Arkansas State University
A news release describing ASU’s Center for Regional Programs’ attainment of NACEP accreditation. Along with providing an overview of NACEP and concurrent enrollment programs in general, the article expresses how NACEP accreditation and the dedicated teamwork of the faculty and staff at ASU and partnering high schools accentuate the quality and academic rigor of ASU’s concurrent enrollment programs.

Riverland enrollment partnerships accredited6/15/2010 – Albert Lea Tribune
An article about how the concurrent enrollment program at Riverland Community College, part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, recently gained NACEP accreditation. According to Riverland’s concurrent enrollment coordinator, the success of the accreditation process is due to the support of high school faculty and their college faculty mentors as they make collaborative administrative efforts every year to organize course offerings beneficial to high school students.

Dual Enrollment: The Missing Link to College ReadinessMarch 2010 – Principal Leadership
This article, which appears in a nationally distributed magazine, highlights the benefits of concurrent enrollment and provides an overview of NACEP standards and accreditation. Written by Geneseo School District Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Joni Swanson, who was honored by NASSP in 2009 for her research documenting many benefits of concurrent enrollment.

In Suburban Schools, an Alternative to A.P.1/10/2010 – The New York Times
NACEP’s standards and increasing numbers of accredited institutions mentioned in an article describing the growth in dual enrollment programs in the metropolitan New York region. NACEP members UConn Early College Experience and Bergen Community College were highlighted as examples of rapidly growing established programs and newly established programs respectively.Connecticut and New Jersey editions of the paper provide additional detail on those two members.

AHS recognized as one of country’s best12/11/2009 – The (Alton) Telegraph
An article about a local high school earning a place on U.S. News and World Report’s listing of “America’s Best High Schools” quotes the District Superintendent who highlights the school’s dual-credit partnership with NACEP member Lewis & Clark Community College.

Scholarship gives better shot at dual enrollment11/3/2009 – Jackson Sun
Article describes how local community organizations and businesses setup a scholarship fund to support students taking dual enrollment classes through NACEP member, and 2009 conference host, University of Tennessee-Martin.

On Ramp to College: A State Policymaker’s Guide to Dual EnrollmentMay 2008 – Jobs for the Future
National college access advocates, Jobs for the Future, highlight NACEP’s accreditation as a model for states emphasizing quality measures for dual enrollment programs.Double DutyApril 2008 — Principal Leadership
This article includes interviews with two high school principals who partner with NACEP member Weber State University and includes a description of NACEP.